Every figure on this page is the template's own, an extension estimate and not a measurement of any farm. Your own hours and harvests calibrate it once you log them.
Where the numbers come from
- NY · Cornell University, Floricane raspberry budget, New York, 2014 primary
- NC · NC State Extension, Primocane raspberry budget (Safley, Fernandez, Ihnen), 2009
- TN · University of Tennessee Extension, Selecting Caneberries for Residential Production in Tennessee (W 895-B), 2021
Figured at 2200 plants, the size of operation the primary source describes. Season 3, the first at full production; earlier seasons earn less.
Hours by week
2200 plants of Raspberries in 2026, week by week. The dashed line is 40 hours, one person's week. The busiest week holds 265 h (Jun 1 to Jun 7).
Weeks that cannot move
Biology or a booking sets these; nothing can reschedule them.
- Raspberry picks (summer): Jun 1 to Jun 28
- Raspberry picks (fall): Aug 31 to Oct 4
Where it lands on a mixed farm
Each pair of templates is run together on a made-up farm of one person at 40 hours, the way Farm Draft runs a plan. A week is listed when the scheduler finds work that cannot move, at least 8 hours from each, adding up to more than 40. The weeks are computed, not written: change a template and they change.
| Collides with | Weeks | Worst week | This template | The other | Fixed work |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blueberries | 4 (Jun 1 to Jun 28) | Jun 1 to Jun 7 | Raspberry picks (summer), 88 h | Blueberry picks, 48 h | 409 h |
| Honeybees | 1 (Jun 15 to Jun 21) | Jun 15 to Jun 21 | Raspberry picks (summer), 88 h | Honey extraction and bottling, 121 h | 297 h |
| Blackberries | 4 (Jun 1 to Jun 28) | Jun 1 to Jun 7 | Raspberry picks (summer), 88 h | Blackberry picks, 12 h | 288 h |
| Market garden (mixed vegetables) | 9 (Jun 1 to Jun 28, Aug 31 to Oct 4) | Jun 1 to Jun 7 | Raspberry picks (summer), 88 h | Market day (shared by every bed), 5 h | 272 h |
| Pick-your-own and event days | 3 (Sep 14 to Oct 4) | Sep 21 to Sep 27 | Raspberry picks (fall), 88 h | Host event days (setup, check-in, field, parking, cleanup), 38 h | 214 h |
| Beef cow-calf | 1 (Sep 28 to Oct 4) | Sep 28 to Oct 4 | Raspberry picks (fall), 88 h | Wean and work calves (fall), 9 h | 100 h |
Not checked, because their sources state no size of operation: Cut flowers (bunches, direct), Hair sheep (pasture lambs), Pastured feeder pigs (whole and half hogs), Stocker cattle (summer grazing).
Tasks
| Task | Hours fixed | Hours per plant | When | Rigidity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dormant pruning | — | 0.02 h a plant | once, Feb 1 to Feb 28 | Floating |
| Irrigation checks | 0.25 h | — | weekly, May 1 to Sep 30 | Flexible, 3 days |
| Raspberry picks (summer) | — | 0.04 h a plant | every 3 days, Jun 1 to Jun 30 | Fixed |
| Raspberry picks (fall) | — | 0.04 h a plant | every 3 days, Sep 1 to Sep 30 | Fixed |
| Sales / market | 1 h | — | weekly, Jun 1 to Sep 30 | Flexible, 2 days |
| Netting on | 2 h | — | once, May 1 to May 31 | Flexible, 7 days |
| Netting off | 2 h | — | once, Aug 16 to Aug 31 | Flexible, 7 days |
Costs
| Line | Amount | Schedule F |
|---|---|---|
| Fertilizer, mulch, pest control, packaging | $0.50 a plant | Fertilizer and lime |
Revenue
| Line | Price | Yield | Harvest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fruit | $16.00 a plant | 1 plant a plant | 4.5 pint a plant |
Farm Draft records the tax category of each line and leaves the choice of treatment to your CPA.
Run it on your own farm
Add Raspberries next to the rest of what you grow and raise. Farm Draft puts every enterprise in one weekly calendar against the hours you actually have and names the week they collide.
The other templates
- Beef cow-calf
- Blackberries
- Blueberries
- Cut flowers (bunches, direct)
- Hair sheep (pasture lambs)
- Hay (tall fescue, custom baled)
- Honeybees
- Laying hens
- Market garden (mixed vegetables)
- Meat goats (pasture and browse)
- Orchard (apple and pear, semi-dwarf)
- Pastured broilers
- Pastured feeder pigs (whole and half hogs)
- Pick-your-own and event days
- Stocker cattle (summer grazing)